Category: Music
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Day26: Breaking The Bad Boy Curse
BREAKING THE BAD BOY CURSE Interview with Que of Day26 By Tahirah Edwards Byfield The fourth of MTV’s Making The Band was the most controversial season yet. As well as publicly solidifying the end of girl-group Danity Kane, the season also documented a turbulent three months for Qwanell “Que” Mosley, Robert Curry, Mikey McCluney, Brian…
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MCKNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR: Brian McKnight Interview
MCKNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR Brian McKnight Interview By Marsha Gosho Oakes It’s looking like Brian McKnight may be one of the hardest-working men in soul music today. With CDs selling less than they used to, McKnight has embraced the world of TV, radio and record label independence – hosting a nightly radio show on “42…
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Alain Clark: Dutch Pot
DUTCH POT Alain Clark Interview By Marsha Gosho Oakes Photography by Tamar Nussbacher Picking up the guitar at the tender age of nine, Dutch R&B artist Alain Clark started writing songs “the minute I learned my first three chords. “ Obviously you don’t write about romances and heartbreaks when you’re 10 or 11… (unless you’re…
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SC:TV – TEEDRA MOSES INTERVIEW (VIDEO)
The Young Lioness, Ms Teedra Moses, dropped into London earlier this month for a one-off performance. SoulCulture caught up with her for a chat about what went wrong with TVT Records, why we haven’t had a follow-up to her debut album Complex Simplicity… and why she wouldn’t want to know if her man was cheating…
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Jose James: Beyond Jazz
Gilles Peterson-endorsed New York jazz vocalist Jose James talks to SoulCulture about moving away from creating ‘just’ jazz for his sophomore album, forthcoming collaborations with Flying Lotus and Basement Jaxx – and drops an acoustic performance of “Electromagnetic”.. www.josejamesmusic.com Photography by Ettoruccio.com Visit www.soulculture.tv for more videos w/ 9th Wonder, Marsha Ambrosius, Teedra Moses, Muhsinah,…
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88-Keys: Going After Those Weezy Numbers
88-KEYS: Going After Those Weezy Numbers By Marsha Gosho Oakes As a teenager, Charles Misodi Njapa interned at The Music Palace – a studio in his hometown of West Hempstead, Long Island. He spent a decade working his way up the ladder, from being Assistant Engineer on Busta Rhymes’ debut album, The Coming (“He’s a…
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TREY SONGZ INTERVIEW
It’s Sunday afternoon and Trey Songz is sipping tea. Having flown into London merely hours before, following a show in Amsterdam he gears up for the evening’s show he is due to headline at London’s Indig02 with J Holiday. “From the time I come out to the time I leave the stage I try to…
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INTERVIEW: AMANDA DIVA
You’ll know her voice from Q-Tip’s latest album The Renaissance, featuring on party favourite “Manwomanboogie.” You might even recall her performances on Def Poetry Jam. Actually, 27-year old California-born poet, MTV2 presenter, visual artist and rapper Amanda Seales – better known as headstrong go-getter Amanda Diva – initially made her name as a music journalist…
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Interview: P.P. Arnold
We draw inspiration from many sources in our lives: the loved ones who whisper encouraging words when we need them the most, the faith we lean against when we can’t stand on our own…and then there is Soul music, a genre whose name proclaims exactly which part of us it is meant to nurture.
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COLIN MUNROE INTERVIEW
“I’m of the opinion – especially in this day and age – that having a record in the marketplace doesn’t mean anything if the right pieces aren’t in place.” – the unsung hero increasingly known as Colin Munroe tells SoulCulture.